diff --git a/add-interactive.c b/add-interactive.c
index 00a0f6f96f..33f41d65a4 100644
--- a/add-interactive.c
+++ b/add-interactive.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int get_modified_files(struct repository *r,
 		opt.def = is_initial ?
 			empty_tree_oid_hex() : oid_to_hex(&head_oid);
 
-		init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
+		repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, NULL);
 		setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, &opt);
 
 		rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
diff --git a/builtin/bisect.c b/builtin/bisect.c
index 34ba7b18f6..0f35361bd1 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int prepare_revs(struct bisect_terms *terms, struct rev_info *revs)
 	 * sets up a revision walk.
 	 */
 	reset_revision_walk();
-	init_revisions(revs, NULL);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, revs, NULL);
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, revs, NULL);
 	for_each_glob_ref_in(add_bisect_ref, bad, "refs/bisect/", &cb);
 	cb.object_flags = UNINTERESTING;
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static enum bisect_error bisect_skip(struct bisect_terms *terms, int argc,
 			struct rev_info revs;
 			struct commit *commit;
 
-			init_revisions(&revs, NULL);
+			repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, NULL);
 			setup_revisions(2, argv + i - 1, &revs, NULL);
 
 			if (prepare_revision_walk(&revs))
diff --git a/builtin/stash.c b/builtin/stash.c
index 2017c278df..888ffa0728 100644
--- a/builtin/stash.c
+++ b/builtin/stash.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int show_stash(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	init_diff_ui_defaults();
 	git_config(git_diff_ui_config, NULL);
-	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, prefix);
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, git_stash_show_usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_KEEP_ARGV0 | PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN_OPT |
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ static int check_changes_tracked_files(const struct pathspec *ps)
 	if (repo_read_index(the_repository) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, NULL);
 	copy_pathspec(&rev.prune_data, ps);
 
 	rev.diffopt.flags.quick = 1;
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static int stash_working_tree(struct stash_info *info, const struct pathspec *ps
 	struct strbuf diff_output = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct index_state istate = INDEX_STATE_INIT(the_repository);
 
-	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, NULL);
 	copy_pathspec(&rev.prune_data, ps);
 
 	set_alternate_index_output(stash_index_path.buf);
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 25c70f415f..32b8e49817 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static int compute_summary_module_list(struct object_id *head_oid,
 		strvec_pushv(&diff_args, info->argv);
 
 	git_config(git_diff_basic_config, NULL);
-	init_revisions(&rev, info->prefix);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, info->prefix);
 	rev.abbrev = 0;
 	precompose_argv_prefix(diff_args.nr, diff_args.v, NULL);
 	setup_revisions(diff_args.nr, diff_args.v, &rev, &opt);
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.cocci
index 1d1ac7d4fc..765ad68967 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.cocci
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
 |
 - rerere
 + repo_rerere
+// revision.h
+|
+- init_revisions
++ repo_init_revisions
 )
   (
 + the_repository,
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.pending.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.pending.cocci
deleted file mode 100644
index 1190a3312b..0000000000
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/the_repository.pending.cocci
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// This file is used for the ongoing refactoring of
-// bringing the index or repository struct in all of
-// our code base.
-
-@@
-@@
-(
-// revision.h
-- init_revisions
-+ repo_init_revisions
-)
-  (
-+ the_repository,
-  ...)
diff --git a/range-diff.c b/range-diff.c
index 15d0bc35a8..ff5d19f8ad 100644
--- a/range-diff.c
+++ b/range-diff.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ int is_range_diff_range(const char *arg)
 	int i, positive = 0, negative = 0;
 	struct rev_info revs;
 
-	init_revisions(&revs, NULL);
+	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &revs, NULL);
 	if (setup_revisions(3, argv, &revs, NULL) == 1) {
 		for (i = 0; i < revs.pending.nr; i++)
 			if (revs.pending.objects[i].item->flags & UNINTERESTING)
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index 30febad09a..eeb91677d0 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ struct rev_info {
 void repo_init_revisions(struct repository *r,
 			 struct rev_info *revs,
 			 const char *prefix);
-#ifndef NO_THE_REPOSITORY_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS
-#define init_revisions(revs, prefix) repo_init_revisions(the_repository, revs, prefix)
-#endif
 
 /**
  * Parse revision information, filling in the `rev_info` structure, and